Altarum Institute
PI: George J. Miller

Bioterrorism & Emergency Preparedness

1 rural hospital; large urban public health district

American Academy of Pediatrics
PI: Carole M. Lannon

Behavior—ADHD

Children

160-180 pediatric practices in 10 states

American College of Physicians
PI:   Vincenza T. Snow

Diabetes

35 physician practices in 2 states

American Medical Association
PI: Karen S. Kmetik

Diabetes, Heart Disease (CAD), Major Depression

Individuals needing chronic care

Physician practices in Pittsburgh & Chicago; large cardiology practice and ambulatory clinic network in Chicago

American Medical Directors Association
PI: David F. Polakoff

Pain management, Pressure ulcers

Long-term care

50-60 nursing facilities in 6 states

American Hospital Association-HRET
PI: John R. Combes

People at the end-of-life

100 Hospitals

Association of California Nurse Leaders
PI: Nancy E. Donaldson (UCSF)

Falls and falls with injury

Hospital patient safety

32 hospitals in California

Catholic Healthcare Partners
PI: Donald E. Casey

Congestive heart failure

6 hospitals in the Midwest system's 9 regions

Child Health Corporation of America
PI: Paul J. Sharek

Pain management

Hospital patient safety and medication safety

Children

14 (later 42) children's hospitals in the U.S.

Connecticut State Department of Public Health
PI: Louise Dembry

Bioterrorism & Emergency Preparedness

Physicians and other health professionals in Connecticut

HealthFront
PI: Michael Callahan

Value purchasing/pay-for-performance

2 Employer coalitions and health plans (Minn-St Paul & Colorado)

International Severity Info Systems, Inc.
PI: Susan Horn

Pressure ulcers

Long-term care

12 nursing facilities in 10 states

Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
PI: Jerod M. Loeb

Acute Myocardial infarction, Heart Failure, Community-acquired pneumonia, Pregnancy & related conditions.

Bioterrorism & Emergency Preparedness

Hospitals and community health clinics; community emergency preparedness systems

Leapfrog Group
PI: Suzanne F. Delbanco

Hospital patient safety and value-based purchasing

Employers, employer coalitions, and health plans; hospitals in 6 target markets

Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
PI: Mark Young (deceased), followed by Kenneth Coburn

Diabetes (type 2)

Individuals in need of chronic care

10 physician practices in SE Pennsylvania

Pacific Business Group^a on Health
David Hopkins

Quality measurement and performance reporting

Physicians

Physicians Micro Systems, Inc. (vendor)
PI: Steven M. Ornstein  (MCSC)

Heart disease/stroke; Diabetes; Cancer prevention; immunizations; resp/infectious disease; MH/SA; nutrition and obesity; Rx for the elderly

100+ participating practices from 35+ states; practices range in size from solo practitioners to 10+ clinicians

Research Triangle Institute
PI: Lucy A. Savitz

Broader adoption of QI methods for a variety of conditions & care processes

Bioterrorism and emergency preparedness; and general quality improvement

4 (later 5) large health systems in selected regions

New York State Dept Of Health
PI: Suzanne M. Broderick

Falls, weight loss, incontinence

Long-term care and avoidance of acute hospitalization

45 nursing homes and 14 adult care facilities throughout NY State

Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center
PI: Josie R. Williams

Bioterrorism and emergency preparedness

Texas Department of Health, Region 8; 12 small rural hospitals in TX (part of TX A&M/RCHI network)

Visiting Nurse Service of New York
PI: Penny H. Feldman

Diabetes

Home health care and avoidance of acute hospitalization

Elderly

8 home health agencies in 7 states: